City police said a dispute over marijuana and a confrontation that involved a sword led to a fatal shooting on July 14.

Anthony McArthur Sr. died at the scene of the shooting in the 1100 block of Motor Road, police said.

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Police said Wednesday that McArthur had purchased "a small quantity of marijuana" from James Wartefus Samuels. He confronted Samuels about the purchase, and both men fell to the ground during a struggle in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

Authorities said McArthur was armed with a sword and that he held the sword above Samuels "as if preparing to strike him."

Samuels then fired a shot at McArthur and later called 911, police said.

"During the investigation, it was determined that James Wartefus Samuels is a convicted felon and therefore prohibited by law from possessing a firearm," police said in a news release.

"After considering the facts and all applicable laws, it was determined that the evidence showed that the shooting of Anthony McArthur Sr. by James Wartefus Samuels was an act of self-defense, in that Anthony McArthur Sr. confronted James Samuels with deadly force prior to the shooting," police continued.

Samuels faces charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and sell and delivery of marijuana.